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Kushner: Normalization Deals Will Enable All Muslims to Pray at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque
(Times of Israel) Jacob Magid - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Friday that the two normalization deals between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain affirms Israel's commitment to allow all Muslims to visit and pray at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque. He said Israel's control of the holy site has been "distorted by the extremists" who claim "that the mosque is 'at risk' or 'under attack' by the Israelis as a way to drive hatred." "Through these agreements, all Muslims throughout the world can travel to Israel, whether it's through the UAE or through Bahrain....Those people will be able to visit the al-Aqsa Mosque and show their friends on Facebook and on Instagram that it's open, and that Israel is respectful of their religion." Kushner added that the normalization deal brokered last month between Israel and the UAE had "been more popular than we expected, which is why this next agreement came so quickly....It's an inevitability that all countries in the Middle East will normalize with Israel."